An officer spotted a white Pontiac Firebird near 150th and T streets around 12:30 a.m. The car had been reportedly stolen from Christopher Vargas in a carjacking near 99th Street and Park Drive about 30 minutes earlier.

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Vargas said he was only a mile from home, when a black man, displaying a gun, ran in front of his car in front of his car and ordered him out.

Then, Vargas said, another black man got into the car and they took off.

Investigators said the suspects stopped the car after a short chase, near 147th and U streets, and the two men in the vehicle took off running. Police set up a perimeter around the area, but they were unable to find the suspects.

Officers said they recovered a firearm inside the car.

An investigation into the incident is continuing.

Vargas said $3,000 in tools and some family photos are missing from his car.